Hypertext Webster Gateway: "shanty"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Shanty \Shan"ty\, a.
Jaunty; showy. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Shanty \Shan"ty\, n.;pl. {Shanties}. [Said to be fr. Ir. sean
old + tig. a house.]
A small, mean dwelling; a rough, slight building for
temporary use; a hut.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Shanty \Shan"ty\, v. i.
To inhabit a shanty. --S. H. Hammond.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
shanty
n 1: small crude shelter used as a dwelling [syn: {hovel}, {hut},
{hutch}, {shack}]
2: a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors [syn: {chantey},
{chanty}, {sea chantey}]
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